Patents by Inventor Jim Louis Valentine

Jim Louis Valentine has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10900242
    Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard includes a substantially L-shaped body formed of a thermoplastic material and having a toe portion and a wall portion. The toe portion has a front side and a back side, and the wall portion has a front side, a back side, an upper end, and a lower end. The back side of the wall portion is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending entirely across the wall portion from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof to permit air-flow to and from the floor gap. At least the front side of the toe portion and the front side of the wall portion is coated with a flexible coating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Publication number: 20200340257
    Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard includes a substantially L-shaped body formed of a thermoplastic material and having a toe portion and a wall portion. The toe portion has a front side and a back side, and the wall portion has a front side, a back side, an upper end, and a lower end. The back side of the wall portion is provided with a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending entirely across the wall portion from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof to permit air-flow to and from the floor gap. At least the front side of the toe portion and the front side of the wall portion is coated with a flexible coating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Publication number: 20150059276
    Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber is formed of an elastomeric material and has a base with a first side and an opposing second side. The shock absorber has a plurality of teeth extending from the first side of the base. The base is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Patent number: 7735280
    Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Publication number: 20090211192
    Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a truncated pyramid portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material and is connectable to a sub-flooring of the floor assembly with the second side positioned adjacent to the sub-flooring. The pyramid portion extends from the first side of the base portion. The pyramid portion is formed of an elastomeric material and has stepped sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2008
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Patent number: 7516584
    Abstract: A baseboard for covering an expansion gap located at an intersection of a vertical wall and a floor. The baseboard is formed of thermoplastic elastomer and has an L-shaped body having a toe portion and a wall portion. The back side of the wall portion has a plurality of spaced-apart ventilation channels extending from the upper end of the wall portion to the lower end thereof. Each ventilation channel has a substantially rectangular shaped cross-section. The back side of the wall portion further includes a plurality of wall contact surfaces extending between each ventilation channel and a plurality of adhesive gripping grooves formed therethrough that function as a catch element when the baseboard is adhesively secured to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Patent number: 6742312
    Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a nodule portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material. The nodule portion extends a distance from one side of the base portion and has a first layer formed of an elastomeric material with a durometer Shore hardness substantially equal to the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion. The nodule portion has a second layer formed of an elastomeric material having a durometer Shore hardness less than the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion and the first layer of the nodule portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Citizens State Bank
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine
  • Publication number: 20020178675
    Abstract: A shock absorber for a sports floor assembly. The shock absorber has a base portion and a nodule portion. The base portion is formed of an elastomeric material. The nodule portion extends a distance from one side of the base portion and has a first layer formed of an elastomeric material with a durometer Shore hardness substantially equal to the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion. The nodule portion has a second layer formed of an elastomeric material having a durometer Shore hardness less than the durometer Shore hardness of the base portion and the first layer of the nodule portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2002
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventor: Jim Louis Valentine